Hey I know this is just another one of thos ethreads about having problems connecting a wireless laptop to a network. But as of right now im just really confused, ive been reading forums and trying so many different things.

Im on vista with both my computers.

The wireless connection was working fine untill today it just randomly stopped, i figure this may be because i enabled my firewall on the laptop.

I can connect to the network but i get the message "local access only"

IM using cable internet

and here is my ipconfig thingy

C:\Users\Bbraithwaite>ipconfig /all >ipconfig.txt

C:\Users\Bbraithwaite>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration


Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.198
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.0.198%15
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 10:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 12:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

C:\Users\Bbraithwaite>/all .ipconfig.txt
'/all' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\Bbraithwaite>/all >ipconfig.txt
'/all' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.


thanks, any help is appretiated

Is the internet down on both your computers?

Try resetting the modem then the router, there are ways to check connectivity through the routers control pages, but it's specific to model and I don't have that info so resetting is probably the best bet.

Your firewall being enabled shouldn't change the status of the connection, just your ability to utalize it, Try disabling the firewall just to check, but I doubt it will do it.

I'm assuming you tried repairing the connection already (right click on the connection icon: repair)

Be a part of the DaniWeb community

We're a friendly, industry-focused community of developers, IT pros, digital marketers, and technology enthusiasts meeting, networking, learning, and sharing knowledge.